British and Spanish journalist kidnapping in Somalia - details still to be confirmed
Although reports with additional information are available online, exact details of the journalists kidnapped in Somalia remain unconfirmed. Articles that name the journalists have been removed from various news sites.
BBC yesterday reported:
“A British and Spanish journalist in Somalia have been kidnapped from the north-eastern Puntland region, local authorities say.
“Government officials said the pair were taken from their hotel in the port city of Bossasso.
“(…) the journalists were in Bossasso to cover the story of piracy hijackings off Puntland’s coast. He says the foreigners were abducted by gunmen along with two local reporters.
“‘The two foreigners are British and Spanish,’ Abdulkebir Musa, Puntland’s assistant minister for seaports, told news agency AFP.
“The office of Puntland’s president confirmed this information to the BBC.”
Journalism.co.uk will update when further reports are received from the relevant sources.
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